13 October 2026
Australia has beaten South Africa by 214 runs in a first Test dominated by Matt Renshaw’s towering century and follow-up innings.
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13 October 2026
Australia wrapped up a 214-run victory in the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Tuesday, as Josh Hazlewood took six wickets to end the hosts' resistance.
13 October 2026
Oct 13 - England on Tuesday named their squads for November's white-ball tour of Australia, with all-rounder Jacob Bethell returning from a knee injury as they step up preparations for next year's One ...
13 October 2026
Australia defeats South Africa by 214 runs as the hosts lose their last four wickets for five runs and Josh Hazlewood takes career best figures. Follow live.
13 October 2026
Transpacific container freight rates are likely to remain higher than on Asia-Europe for some time, as stronger economic conditions in the US support import demand and weaker European growth weighs on cargo volumes and freight rates. Evergreen general manager Wu Kuang Hui said the rate divergence had become increasingly pronounced: “strong on US routes, weak on Europe routes”. And he said on Friday he expected the stronger US market to continue supporting ... The post Strong US import demand will support transpacific rates till new year appeared first on The Loadstar .
13 October 2026
Saudi Arabia has lost almost a third of its international air cargo capacity over the past three days, as Riyadh’s airport shutdown disrupts shipments and heightened airspace risks complicate routing options. Rotate data captured today shows combined inbound and outbound capacity on freighters and widebody passenger aircraft across Saudi Arabia down 33% against the equivalent 72-hour period a week earlier, a decline of 3,537 tonnes, to 7,292 tonnes. At Riyadh, capacity across ... The post Saudi air cargo capacity drops amid disruption from Riyadh shutdown appeared first on The Loadstar .
13 October 2026
Exclusive: Caution urged over Javier Milei government’s ‘red notice’ requests for arrest of individuals linked to oil project Britain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands. With tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory reaching levels not seen since the war with Argentina in 1982, UK officials have sought urgent assurances from the international organisation.
13 October 2026
Dubai-based Emarat Maritime has added another six tanker newbuildings to its rapidly expanding fleet, lining up a series of 74,000 dwt LR1 product carriers in China. The company’s own fleet register now lists six LR1 newbuildings, with the first two scheduled for delivery in 2029 and the remaining four in 2030. Shipbuilding database records seen …
